My 65th Favorite Song of All-Time

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…and my 65th favorite song of all-time is:

“There, There” by Radiohead

Thom Yorke is not necessarily known for his lyrics, which is stupid. He doesn’t write straight-forward, but he writes intricate, suggestive, prose-like meditations. “There, There” is a slow burner about the human desire to imagine a “higher power”. Look at the range of thoughts on the issue that Yorke communicates with under 50 words. Songwriters are amazing. And listen to how the instruments build a tension without significantly increasing the tempo. The final section, with the refrain “We are accidents waiting to happen” achieves a gut-punching crescendo without having to be bombastic.

Make sure to watch the official video below, it kinda gives me nightmares. Also, below that is a live video, if you want to see how an art-rock band really throws it down.

In pitch dark, I go walking in your landscape.
Broken branches trip me as I speak.
Just cause you feel it doesn’t mean it’s there.